1960s Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell Black Faceted Glass & Crystal Choker

Miriam Haskell jewellery is some of the most prized and beautiful costume jewellery from the 20th century. The intricate designs coupled with their novel colours and materials have made Haskell jewellery hugely coveted by collectors, with the most elaborate pieces fetching many hundreds of pounds. Miriam began her fashion career in New York city working as a milliner but pivoted to jewellery in 1926 when she opened her first shop, named Le Bijou...

Miriam Haskell jewellery is some of the most prized and beautiful costume jewellery from the 20th century. The intricate designs coupled with their novel colours and materials have ...

Lustrous Lucite beads meet a striking Bakelite pendant in this signed, Art-Deco Napier Co necklace. A true statement piece, born in the late 1950s, it is sure to dazzle decades later...

The start of plastic jewellery was seen in the middle of the 19th century and it became very popular in the 1920's and 30's. Celluloid was the first quality of plastics which was used, then followed Bakelite and Catalin. The invention of Bakelite took place in 1909. Sometime later Catalin was produced. Catalin was easy for mass production and at the same time affordable. Du Pont is the pioneer in the field of Lucite and made it popular in the 1930’s as an alternative to Bakelite which was an expensive grade of plastic. Because of its versatility it became a popular choice for costume jewellery and became even more popular in 1950s for its Jelly Belly Jewellery...

A very interesting necklace by Miriam Haskell from the early 1950s. Consisting of larger and smaller agate balls and smaller glass balls. In the middle the...

This wonderful example of Françoise Montague jewellery dates from c.1962. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... This collar necklace is constructed from 4 rows of gilded met...

Vintage deLillo Diamante and Black Beaded Choker Necklace. One of those pieces with little curb appeal and lots of pizzaz when it was on. There are ...

A vintage collar necklace featuring faceted jet-black glass beads accented with silvertone pave-crystal balls. The necklace is on a silver tone metal wire which curls naturally. Ho...